Although the pandemic seems like a distant memory to many, the coronavirus continues to spread with new cases increasing due to the latest mutated strains of the virus. Professor at Izmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Alper Şener made statements about Eris, the sub-derivative of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Prof. Dr. Şener stated that Covid-19 will be the most common and dominant among respiratory viral infections in Turkey this winter.
“IT WOULD BE VERY POSSIBLE”
Prof. pointed out that when we look at the course of viral infections around the world, the unbalanced dominance of Covid-19 has not yet eased. Dr. Şener said, “But this does not mean that there will be a serious increase in hospitalization rates in Covid-19 infections, as we experienced 2-3 years ago. At least, such a thing does not seem to be on the agenda for our country. When we look at the world in general, especially in England, which has a large elderly population “Unfortunately, there is a significant increase in hospital admissions, intensive care admissions and test positivity rates in countries such as the USA and France. It would be very pessimistic to say that the same scenario will happen in countries with younger populations such as Turkey,” he said.
“THERE IS INCREASE IN RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS”
Reminding that Covid-19 is not dominant at the moment, Prof. Dr. Şener said, “There will be no significant increase in hospitalization, intensive care admission rates, unexpected deaths, indirect deaths or direct deaths. There is an increase in the rates of admission to the emergency room for respiratory viral infections in Turkey, but we cannot say that Covid-19 is dominant among them.” spoke.
(DHA)
